March, but in color

Above: Miles' Superkid week at school was in February, but I was proud of the poster I made for his personal history day. 
I am so happy to have made it to March, at last. Time seems to move faster in March. February is a trudge; March feels like a brisk and cheery stride. 

Our zoo pass expired in February, so we took one more trip last weekend.
 

We had memorable moments with the Ostriches, the lynx and the African Painted Dogs. All this 60 degree weather and sunshine had the animals active and frolicsome.

And we're off into Lent already! First, a pancake supper for Shrove Tuesday at church.

I'm back to subbing every day. I recently got myself onto the District 70 (school districts in rural areas surrounding Pueblo) substitute list. I'm hoping to double my chances of getting a long-term assignment somewhere this spring! Oh please oh please! That'd make our trip out east this summer much easier to finance.

 

I continue to sub every day and I continue to love it. One school in particular, the middle school down the street from me, has been very rewarding. I've had four English gigs there and the kids are always very responsive and warm. Many times a student's asked me, "Are you a real teacher?" I want to say, "Maybe someday, if I am brave, truthful, and unselfish." (We've watched Pinocchio recently for one of our weekly pizza-movie nights) On Monday, I got a great compliment: after the last bell, the teacher across the hall shook my hand and said, "where did you teach before? Because I know you've got yeeeears of experience." This made my day, especially since I'd recently (in another school) had to send my first unruly kid to the office. If God wanted to send me a job at this middle school, I would not be unhappy.

Every afternoon after school we go to the elementary school playground and exercise the dog and kids simultaneously.

There are big posses of neighborhood kids now the weather's turning spring already. 
This is our second month attending Free Science Saturdays at the Pueblo Steel Museum. This month's theme: the science of color.
 

 

Afterward, we explored the section of the museum that displays Pueblo Steel Foundery History.
 

 

The gritty beauty of this industrial desert town continues to grow on me.

Evening game of keepaway with neighborhood kids. We are having a serene and remarkably sunny March.